At a glance
This page includes a list of relevant websites, reports, journal articles, and MMWRs about CASPERs.
Websites
- CDC Disaster Epidemiology and Response
- Disaster Epidemiology Community of Practice (DECoP)
- Environmental Health Response and Recovery
- Environmental Health Response and Recovery: Conducting Assessments
- Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) CASPER website
- NIH Disaster Research Response Project (DR2)
CASPER reports
Many CASPER reports are available online. Please see individual states from the CASPER Interactive Map for related links to reports (when available). You may also contact CASPER@cdc.gov for available reports.
A limited number of reports are available online through the NIH Disaster Research Response Project (DR2) using search term "CASPER".
Journal/MMWR articles
Buttke D, Vagi S, Bayleyegn T, Schnall A, Morrison M, Allen M, Wolkin A. Communication, Information-seeking, and Evacuation Plans for a Disaster in the Gulf Coast Counties of Alabama and Mississippi, 2011. Journal of Emergency Management. 2013;11(3): 213-223.
Kolwaite AR, Hlady WG, Simon MC, Cadwell BL, Daley WR, Fleischauer AT, May Z, Thoroughman D. Assessing Functional Needs Sheltering in Pike County, Kentucky: Using a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2013;7(6):597-602.
Murti M, Bayleyegn T, Stanbury M, Bies S, Flanders WD, Yard E, Nyaku M, Schnall A, Wolkin A. Household Emergency Preparedness by Housing Type from a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER), Michigan. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2014;8(1):12-19.
Nyaku M, Wolkin A, McFadden J, Collins J, Murti M, Schnall A, Bies S, Stanbury M, Beggs J, Bayleyegn T. Assessing Radiation Emergency Preparedness Planning by Using Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) Methodology — Oakland County, Michigan USA, 2012. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2014;29(3):262-269.
Schnall A, Roth J, Ellis B, Seger K, Davis M, Ellis EM. Addressing Community Needs During the Hurricane Response and Recovery Efforts through Community Assessments for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPERs) – U.S. Virgin Islands, 2017-2018. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13(1): 53-62.
Buttke D, Vagi S, Schnall A, Bayleyegn T, Morrison M, Allen M, Wolkin A. Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) One Year Following the Gulf Coast Oil Spill: Alabama and Mississippi, 2011. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2012;27(6):496-502.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hurricane Ike Rapid Needs Assessment – Houston, Texas, September 2008. MMWR. 2009;58(38):1066-71.
Choudhary E, Chen TH, Martin C, Vagi S, Roth J, Keim M, Noe R, Ponausuia SE, Lemusu S, Bayleyegn T, Wolkin A. Public Health Needs Assessments of Tutuila Island, American Samoa, After the 2009 Tsunami. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2012 Oct;6(3):209-16.
Malilay J. Public Health Assessments in Disaster Settings: Recommendations for a Multidisciplinary Approach. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2000;15(4):167-72.
Murphy M, Iqbal S, Sanchez C, Quinlisk MP. Post Disaster Health Communication and Information Sources: The Iowa Flood Scenario. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2010;(4):129-34.
Schnall A, Roth J, Ellis B, Seger K, Davis M, Ellis EM. Addressing Community Needs During the Hurricane Response and Recovery Efforts through Community Assessments for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPERs) – U.S. Virgin Islands, 2017-2018. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13(1): 53-62.
Schnall A, Roth J, Ekpo L, Guendel I, Davis M, Ellis EM. Disaster-Related Surveillance Among U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Shelters During the Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13(1):38-43.
Wolkin A, Schnall A, Nakata N, Ellis EM. Getting the Message Out: Social Media and Word-of-Mouth as Effective Communication Methods During Emergencies. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2019;34(1):89-94.
Zane DF, Bayleyegn TM, Haywood TL, Wiltz-Beckham D, Guidry H, Sanchez C, et al. Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response Following Hurricane Ike – Texas, 25–30 September 2008. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2010;25(6):503–10.
Bayleyegn T, Schnall A, Ballou S, Zane D, Burrer S, Noe R, Wolkin A. Use of Community Assessments for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPERs) to Rapidly Assess Public Health Threats – United States, 2003-2012. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2015;30(4):374-81.
Biggs HM, Harris JB, Breakwell L, Dahlgren FS, Abedi GR, Szablewski CM, Drobeniuc J, Bustamante ND, Almendares O, Schnall A, Gilani Z, Smith T, Gieraltowski L, Johnson JA, Bajema KL, McDavid K, Schafer IJ, Sullivan V, Punkova L, Tejada-Strop A, Amiling R, Mattison CP, Cortese MM, Ford SE, Paxton LA, Drenzek C, Tate JE, CDC Field Surveyor Team Estimated Community Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies — Two Georgia Counties, April 28–May 3, 2020. MMWR. 2020;69:965-970.
Chiu C, Lozier M, Bayleyegn T, Tait K, Barreau T, Copan L, Rosiman R, Jackson R, Smorodinsky S, Kreutzer R, Yip F, Wolkin A. Geothermal Gases—Community Experiences, Perceptions, and Exposures in Northern California. Journal of Environmental Health. 2015;78(5):14-21.
Chiu C, Noe R, Martin JP, Wolkin A, and Vagi, S. The Use of Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) to Evaluate NWS Warnings – Evaluation of the National Weather Service's Extreme Cold Warning experiment in North Dakota During the 2011-2012 Winter Season. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
Conley AM, Vagi S, Horney JA. Use of the Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response to Conduct Community Health Assessments for Public Health Accreditation. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2014;20(5):490-7.
Fortenberry GZ, Reynolds P, Burrer SL, Johnson-Lawrence V, Wang A, Schnall A, Pullins P, Kieszak S, Bayleyegn T, Wolkin A. Assessment of Behavioral Health Concerns in the Community Affected by the Flint Water Crisis — Michigan (USA) 2016. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2018;33(3):256-265.
Schnall A, Nakata N, Talbert T, Bayleyegn T, Martinez D, Wolkin A. An Innovative Resource for Public Health Emergency Management: Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) as an Emergency Management Tool in the United States. American Journal of Public Health. 2017;107(S2), S186–S192.
Seger K, Roth J, Schnall A, Ellis B, Ellis EM. Community Assessments for Mosquito Prevention and Control Experiences, Attitudes, and Practices—U.S. Virgin Islands, 2017 and 2018. MMWR. 2019;68(22);500-504.